infanta

/[ĩɱˈfãn̪t̪a]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,992

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

infanta is aSpanishnoun. It means: Niña de corta edad. Pronounced [ĩɱˈfãn̪t̪a]. Often confused with intenta and infante.

Key facts for infanta
PropertyValue
Headwordinfanta
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ĩɱˈfãn̪t̪a]
Letters7
Frequency rank#11,992
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of infanta in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for infanta is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ĩɱˈfãn̪t̪a]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,992 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for infanta, with forms such as "ifnanta", "inafnta", and "infanat". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "intenta", "infante", "infarto", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is infanta, spelled I-N-F-A-N-T-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Niña de corta edad.
  2. 2
    Cualquiera de las hijas legítimas del rey, nacidas después del príncipe o de la princesa.
  3. 3
    Mujer de un infante.
  4. 4
    Parienta del rey que por gracia real obtiene este título.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ifnanta,inafnta,infanat,infannta,infantta,infatna,inffanta,infnata,innfanta,nifanta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for infanta

Misspelling Variants of "infanta"

ifnanta7inafnta7infanat7infannta8infantta8infatna7inffanta8infnata7
Misspelling Variants of "infanta"

Frequency rank: #11,992 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "infanta"?
"infanta" is spelled I-N-F-A-N-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩɱˈfãn̪t̪a].
What does "infanta" mean?
As a noun, "infanta" means: Niña de corta edad.
What words are commonly confused with "infanta"?
"infanta" is commonly confused with "intenta", "infante", "infarto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "infanta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "infanta" is [ĩɱˈfãn̪t̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "infanta" come from?
"infanta" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.